Glass conveying and stacking machine.



B. L. RNE

GLASS CONVEYING AND STGKING MGHNE.

APvLoATmN FILED mm: z2, 1908.

R, L. FRINK.

GLASS CONVEYING AND STAGKING Mmmm.

APLIOATION FILED JUNE 22, N08.

.Original application filed April 5, 1907, Serial ing ROBERT L. Fermi, or CLEVELAND, cino.

GLASS CONVEYING AND'STAKING MACHINE.

No. 916,945. f

To all whom-it 'may concern:

Be it known that l, ROBERT L. FRINK, citizen of the United States, resident of Cleveland, county of Cliyahoga, and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful lm-4 provement in Glass Conveying and Stack ing. Machines, of which the following is a specification, the principle of the invention being herein explained and the best mode in which I have contemplated applying that principle, so as to 'distinguish' it from other inventions.

The present invention, while relating to l the manufacture of windowglass pertains more particularly to mechanism'for' convey and stacking, or piling, the flattened sheets as they are received from the annealing oven. -Such mechanism forms a part of a .complete machine for making window glass, described in its entirety in my co- -pending application iiled April 5, 1907, Se-

rial No. 366,47 7 from which the present ap plication has been ldivided out.

The object of the invention is the pravision of a machine of this character that Will be simple and eilicient in its operation and at the same time reduce to a'minimum the loss from breakage ordinarily incurred in handling window glass at thissltage `in its manufacture.

To the accomplishment of these and related ends, said invention, then, consists of the means hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The annexed drawings and the following description set forth in detail certain means embodying the invention, such disclosed means constituting, however, various mechanical ciple ofthe invention may be used.

In said annexed drawings-Figure 1 is a plan view of a piling or stacking device ein odying vmy' several improvements; andl Fig. 2 is a side elevation of such-dev1ce.

As has been indicated, the mechanism in hand is designed to be located contiguously to the discharge end oi the cooling chamber, or annealing leer. The glass is conveyed both through the latter and the flattening chamber, which is located in advance thereoi', on an endless conveyor, or moving table,

and it is from the latter then that the present machine is adapted directly to receive suc `ccssive sheets ofthe glass and'thonce to con- "vey 'them to the desired point of discharge.

`but one of forms in winch the prln- Specification of LettersvPatent. i

No. 366,477. Divided and 'this application led June 22,-19G8. Serial No.

Patented. March 30,1909.

and stacker pile the same on edge. Such device comprises essentially a frame A whereby is supported in a substantially horizontal plane and on a level with the movingv table in the annealing leer,`a conveyer A. The latter consists of a pair of cable or sprocket chains a passing over correspond- -ing pairs ot' sprocket wheels a mounted said frame at each end.. The 'shaft upon which such sprocket wheels a are mounted adjacent to the termination oi' the'aforesaid with the shaft ci the,l

'table is connect-ed sprocket wheels (not shown) of the'latfter by a chain c4 so as to be driven in unison therewith, or directly by any other suitable driving means as desired. to be received by said piling device upc .icarrier 'members a4 to the construction o-Which particular attention is directed. Each of such carrier members, twoobein'g shown in the device illustrated, consists of a series ci The sheet is designed. j

similar bars pivotally attached at one end to a transverse shaft a3 connecting the two cav bles or chaines. are free to move independently of said cable, a cam track a5 beingl provided'to guide such ends, which latter are' provided with rollers a adapted to travel on said track. The. viormation of. the track, as will be obvious from an inspection of Fig. 2, is such as to position saidcarrier members alternately horizontally'to receive the sheet from the continuously moving table ci the annealing leer, and vertically to deposit such sheet on edge at the farther end ol the piling device. That the sheet may be safely held pending its belowered to the vertical position by the carrier, the bars constituting the latter are TheA other ends of said bars formed with ofi-sets or projections a7 to sesurely retain the lower edge ol' the sheet. To

receive the successive sheets as they are thus 'resting thereon being gently tilted over against the support as the carricnmember oi the piling device iswithdrawn, upon the continued 'loi-ward movement ol'the actuating cable. To automatically advance.` the car as successive sheets are placed thereon, thus making room for the next sheet, a pawl riay "si eieieee and ratchet device B is provided., being mounted on the adjacent portion ol l'rzrme A, A simple 'form ol` this 'device is that illustrat-ed, Fig. 2, Where b3 is e longitudinally reoiprocelile oer bearing et its coter end e pewl b5 adopted to engage e rock fr attached to truck B. A crank-erm o, hevinge. elo-ttecl connection with the otlrer e-iirl ol bei' .serves to thus reciprocate' the letter, :ic-toe tion ol." the erin l sages ol e roller c o'Ax one el the here coosti tilting e carrier member 0,2 es such roller reaches the loweririost portion ol limeli- Wey of". i

The operetioirol' my improvr-zrl iioeehlne should be fully evident from the preceding; description ol its colistraction7 mid hence rreerl be but briefly reviewed by wey of con clusion. the lurnece conveyor, or irroviiig trible, '3 me oil on. to one. of the carrier .riiembers ol the stitching device, movement ol the letter being 'so timed es to present such carrier member in position simultaneously willi. the errivel of the sheet et the discherge eetl of the furnace conveyor. lysuch carrier meer bei', their, t ie sheet is not only conveyed the length of the nmchme, which only oe Te-rico to suit circ'omstences, but is finally deposited on the om' B in e verticel position practically Without jor or other abrupt .moverrieut such es would have the slightest tendency to breek lheshcet. l'fheri e su'llic'eiit number of sheets have been thus collectedon the cer the leiter serves io 'turn to 'tiiiusilort such sheets on the cutting department where they are given. their linel forni.

thor modes olf applying the prirtciole el my invention may be employed instead of the one explained, change beine; meile es regards the mechanism herein disclosed, prohed by soccessif/c pas -viiled the Ineens started by any one ol the incl/:Lille irre eulistzmitielly lrorizoulzel (lll lio

following clems or the equivalent ol such steled Ineens loc employed.

l therefore perticulerly point out end flistiiictly claim es my invention l. lo mechanism oll the clldescribed7 :is sheet idling device conigli-Lug e. lire-moer irioveolc in e, substantially horizontal pleno; e carrier mozriber pivotztlly etteehfil to salti `irst ,moriibcr :mal oflzrotorl. to ,receive oid beur the sheet to be piled; end. Hierros for oscillating seid czrrricr i'i'ierober about its' point ol elvtechmezit to seid first member upon movement of the lett Z. lo mcclmoism of the lese rlescribeilLL e sheet 'piling-, i device comprising e, nrcmlic:

l. me; e :erricr member ",fivotirlly etteched it one coil toselcl lirst n'mmhor :toil ecopterl to roce'ive :rml heer the shoot to l, piled; :ruil ineens independent ol' seid .lil controlling the moveirrent ol the other emi of seid catrrier Microbial'.

3, lo mcclienisrn. or the class described' o l he sheet :is it reaches the eml el" mouiller for sheet 'pili-ziiflerico comprising :L sobstrriil;

Sheet pi g deviceV coiripris ijiiomble in srrlieteir 'f' l e carrier iiocli'ibcr piro W eiirlto seid 'llrst member md ecleptetl. to ceive tml oser the sheet to lie pi ed com trocl: engaging; 'the other l carrier member emi :tempted ifo oscillete l: sfr-oie about its point of eteelii'iicut 'lio .llrst more lier.

lo .mcclxeoisirr el the clossrlesc eel, sheet piling device comprising e )member movable in e substantially' horizontal plane; :t cerrier nieiiihcr ette-climi to mullectiwtetl by seid member, eetl means e-ilirpterl to position solo carrier 'mom-lier alternately horizontellf/ lo receive the sheet llo be piledl end vertically to deposit. the seme on e 15. in mecha/mism ol' tlie'cless clescrieed: e sheet piling device Veoo'iizrising e, o'ieiiller movable e substantially.horizont pleno; e; carrier member pivotelly etteclierl ooe curl to seid first more er; eli/l. e oem, tre/lli eugeging the other end oi seid. cerri'er memher endedsiptefl tov oscillate the 'senile about its 'point-oi attachment to seid lirst member to position-the seme alternately hoiriizo ellyr to reeeive the sheet to loe ollorl 'fiori ,'friwreiceligf to le-posit suoli sheet ori e( 6. lili mecha-iii el' the cless describe/fl., e, sheet piling device comprising im endless crible, e carrier member pi'v'otelly 'irtteelierl to Selci cable mill, adapted lao receive and beer theshect to he piled, eil/tl meeiis for oscillating seid emrier member ehout point of attachment to seid crible.

7. ln mecl'lenism oi the class described, e

sheet piling device comprising en emllees celolefe carrier member lli-sI/eizelly etteciierl et one end to seid celilc eiicl erle? ieri 'te receive mid beer the Sheet to oe pilefl euri means independent of soirl ceole "com l trolling the movement of the other emi of said carrier member.

8. In mechanism el' the class di sheet piling device coziipris t cztole, e corri member pivotal et (me end lo s irl coole :rofl e" ecirc roflv heer the sheet to he ce imei; e. the ellL i rier frierril) r about its eelole.

9. ln n'iechzuiism ol`- thc cl sheet piling; device coirrprisi or horizontally rli Meinl chilies rior mcmbcr'zrl choil to :rml eeirl collie, oil seid member zrlterlmlcl y described, e substantially' eirblcf @me eel/usted by Miorizoiitelly to ceire the sheet to luc pilml :mil vertioiillytev deposit the same oir cell-gc. n

il 0, lo nierlrefnisiri ol' the class lcscrilcfl, i plly llori'/ioiitrrll)y disposed eiirlliss cell-le, e cerrier mouiller pivotullj." etturlrcrl at one cnil to l seid crible, and. :i com truck engaging the menos' adopted to position l otheezd of said carrier memb' and ldap @d iao'oscilaze 'the same abou its point fbnmohmen to said cable no posi 'esimo ate'ma'tey horizontally t@ -'ei sheet tab@ piled and vert 2 sheet on edg En mechanism of the dass desc" n@ sha-26% png device 00m 'v 5a subsi v zonmy imposed endless cabe, 1.0 nel" member attached in zml :min

Gaule, means adapd. 'i @er end, sa@ @miler alternately holiuconmiy Dam/7c "l v Ml heet i0 be piled. and Vmom imm-s gubstarz; Y l .y mmnbe pvetwliy awash w1 au said cable; a, Gam imei; eng., mz and of s-Qd carrier :number ed to vsilate the Same about s p meh 'lent tv o said cable o position &m-;

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